Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Limited v General Company for Ports of Iraq - United States District Court for the District of Columbia Civil Action No 2022-1571 - Memorandum Opinion - 30 January 2024
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2024
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company Limited filed this action to recognize and enforce an arbitration award against Respondents General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Iraq, and the Republic of Iraq itself. The case arises from a contractual dispute regarding the design and construction of a staging pier and breakwater for the Al Faw Grand Port in Iraq. On November 25, 2019, a tribunal of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Geneva, Switzerland, issued an award in favor of Petitioner. Archirodon now moves to enforce the award under Chapter 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., which codifies the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention). Although Respondents received a summons, the Petition, and notice of suit in October 2023, they have never appeared. As confirmation of the award is appropriate, the Court will grant the Petition.